Life on Coochiemudlo Island

18/07/2024

This Saturday! Mudlo Gardens is beautiful venue. The music will be wonderful.

Get tickets on Humanitix - Tidal Moon Concert - MUDLO Gardens hosted by Tidal Moon. "MUDLO", Elizabeth St & Victoria Parade N, Coochiemudlo Island QLD 4184, Australia. Saturday 20th July 2024. Find event information.

13/07/2024

As Coochiemudlo Island prepares for our annual Flinders' Day re-enactment on 21 July, this article is very timely ... an interesting read about Flinders and his friend, a Garigal man named Bungaree.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/13/matthew-flinders-body-rediscovered-buried-donington?CMP=share_btn_url

As the British navigator is reburied with pomp and ceremony in his village church, Aboriginal Australians call for respect for the ‘incredibly brave’ man who made the voyage possible

11/07/2024

Our friends at the Native Nursery on Coochiemudlo Island work diligently, tirelessly, and with love, to propogate an extensive range of native species that thrive on the island.

They launched a new website this week and it’s fantastic, with beautiful images of the available species, and more!

It’s a great resource. Have a look at the site to see for yourself and to find out where the nursery is located 🌱👍💚
https://www.nativenursery.org.au/

We acknowledge the Quandamooka people, the traditional owners of the land on which our nursery is located. We pay respect to their culture and to Elders past and present.

10/07/2024

Charming little clip from Peter Wear ... soldier crabs doing their thing at low tide on Norkfolk Beach yesterday 💚💙🏝

07/07/2024

The Melaleuca Wetlands on Coochiemudlo Island.

So important to look after, so wonderful to walk through. This area is part of the Ramsar-listed wetland environments on Moreton Bay that we value 💚🍃🏝️
The welcome sign at the southern entrance to the Melaleuca Wetlands states:

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Yura Oodjeroo Oodjeroo Dabil Jara nu

Welcome to the Melaleuca Wetlands

For thousands of years Quandamooka people have valued these wetlands. We have an ongoing connection to this special place through inherited responsibilities, traditional knowledge, shared stories and surviving cultural sites.

The spirit of Caring for Country continues.

This Oodjeroo Oodjeroo (Melaleuca) sanctuary is protected by the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty to conserve our most valuable wetlands through wise use and management.

By keeping the pathway you are showing respect and helping to look after this fragile environment.

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Thanks Quandamooka 💚

02/07/2024

Entrance from the Melaleuca Wetlands onto Norfolk Beach on Coochiemudlo Island. That’s Macleay Island in the background. 💚🍃🏝️

29/06/2024

Upcoming Heritage Month: The annual Flinders' Day is coming up in July, and this year is the 225th anniversay of Matthew Finders landing on Norfolk Beach! In honour of Coochiemudlo Island's past and present, and our journey into the future, this island's Heritage Society has organised different events over what we are calling Heritage Month - 19 July - 24 August 2024. Click through to see the events that have been organised in collaboration with other organisations on the island. The events include an Art Exhibition, heritage walk, and Finders' Day re-enactment and market day!

Events over one month to honour the island’s past, present and future! The Heritage Society has worked with other organisers - there's quite a range. Come and join us!

07/02/2023

Peaceful bliss, mid week specials for short stays at one of our waterfront cottages on Coochiemudlo Island. Contact details on biolink to website. Get in touch about availability.

03/02/2023

https://www.waterfrontholidays.com.au/mango-cottage-mid-week-special

Stay a minimum of 3 nights during the week and scoop a midweek special. Laid-back, old-school. Coochie style.

30/01/2023

Fabulous concert on Coochie last weekend. Tidal Moon are local musicians, Barbara and Jose. The were joined by Melbourne duo Green Fieldz. Terrific music!! So entertaining. Thank you so much 💙💚🌟🌙

09/01/2023

Come and join us! Beautiful live music event on Coochiemudlo Island, 26 January 2023, 6-8 pm. Superb music by Tidal Moon and Green Fieldz at outdoor ampitheatre, close to ferry terminal. Tickets available at the door or online. trybooking.com/CESTU

02/01/2023

Hey, the Surf Lifesavers on duty, Main Beach Coochiemudlo Island today. So many holidaymakers and daytrippers enjoying the Coochie thing, loving it 😊🏝💛☀️

06/12/2022

Sensing the holidays on the horizon.
Old school relaxing on Morwong Beach, lapping up the Coochie feel.
🏝🕶

14/11/2022

Relax on the deck, BBQ ready, after idling back from the beach. That’s gorgeous Morwong Beach in the background. This is Mango Cottage on Coochiemudlo Island, your perfect shortstay holiday house. 🏝🥭
Link to more info from our bio.

02/11/2022

Perfect day on Coochiemudlo Island last Sunday. Heaps of people, all ages, out the front on the water. One of those idyllic weekends here on Coochie. 🏝💛☀️

10/10/2022

Thinking about your Christmas holiday? This could be your family or friends’ holiday pad, on a beautiful beach 45kms from Brisbane, on Coochiemudlo Island.
Kayaks available for your use in the bay!
Availability calendar on website in bio. DM any questions 😊🏝🎁☀️


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29/09/2022

Today a beautiful Friday, school holidays, on Coochie. Just checked in a guest to Mango Cottage for the weekend and she’s so happy to be here. Took this pic out the front of the cottage, that’s Morwong Beach and the Bay in the background. Ambled down to the beach, through the trees, to get the next pic.
🏝💛😎

28/09/2022

Family fun in the school holidays. The good life, a kayak or four for the family, on Morwong Beach, Coochiemudlo Island. Stay at Grevillea Cottage for your next short stay and you’ll have the option to use the kayaks, for free.
🛶🏝😎

23/09/2022

Making the most of the tide coming in at Morwong Beach this morning. And the sun finally peeping out today after a night of rain. Come on sun!! It’s school holidays in Queensland 😊 🎉🏝☀️

21/09/2022

Push Bike riding is a joy around Coochiemudlo Island. This pic was taken on the track through the Melaleuca Wetlands, along the east of the island. 🌴🚵‍♂️💛

14/09/2022

Morwong Beach in the morning, atmospheric and alluring.
Low tide on the bay, overlooking North Straddie. Amazingly serene, still.
🏝😌

11/09/2022

What makes Coochiemudlo Island so special? The Emerald Fringe is one unique thing that sets the Island apart from the rest. Other than the barge ramp and ferry terminal, there are no structures around Coochie's shoreline. From a distance, Coochie looks like a mystery place, untouched, unspoilt.
The Emerald Fringe is the green circumference of native vegetation that skirts the Island. It offers natural beauty and an egalitarian spirit: we have the opportunity to respectfully roam around the entire foreshore without private property tripping us up.
When Coochie was first surveyed in the late 19th centure, instructions were given to leave no less than 100 feet of natural environment around the entire foreshore. In 2019, members of the Coochiemudlo Island Heritage Society tirelessly worked to gain a state government sanctioned Local Heritage Listing for the Emerald Fringe. This Listing offers protection. But we will continually need to protect this valuable, beautiful attribute that is Coochiemudlo Island's Emerald Fringe.

08/09/2022

Wattle (Acacia longifolia) in flower on Coochie right now. This pic was taken on the north of the island, on the Emerald Fringe.
Lovely bush walks to enjoy right around the island. 🌿🥾🏝

27/08/2022

Pied oyster catcher on Morwong Beach at low tide. 🤍🖤❤️
Birds on Morwong are becoming a rare joy. That’s why it’s important to respect the no-dog rule on Morwong.
Wader birds need protection — dogs on the beach cause the birds’ distress, and they understandably take flight, eventually for good.

18/08/2022

Mango Cottage. Cosy, home away from home. Ideal short break destination ⭐️🌴💛🥭

06/08/2022

Grevillea Cottage bedrooms: 2 upstairs, the bunks and single bed downstairs. Plenty of room for family and friends! 🏝️🏞️

04/08/2022

Boats, yachts on the south of Coochie where the vehicle barge and passenger terminals are located.
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01/08/2022

Another stunning aerial pic of part of the Coochiemudlo Island coastline, this one on the north-east of the island. Thanks to for capturing this beautiful image. 🏝️💚💙📸

29/07/2022

Sitting beautifully on the north of the island ...
Grevillea Cottage is available for family and friends short stays. Sleeps six.
Mango Cottage sleeps 4 - queen-size bed + trundle beds in sleep out.

26/07/2022

26th July - International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Beautiful mangroves form part of Coochiemudlo Island's Emerald Fringe.
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/mangrove-ecosystem-conservation-day?fbclid=IwAR07VDPox3KJgyksRfzmsOGMYeOXApmGQRZIrJWo5_FMDDHHm8Ivsb07IQg

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